Disquiet
by Julia Leigh

Accompanied by her two children, a woman tries to gain entry to a walled garden. The three have been on a long journey, making an escape of sorts. The children have never been here before. The woman has come home.

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The Men of the Line
by Pattie Wright

The extraordinary engineering feat of the Thai-Burma Railway was built with slave labour force. A mixture of Australian, Asian, British, Dutch and American men built 688 bridges. The men of the Line died of starvation, torture and disease at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army - here are their stories.

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The Spare Room: A Novel
by Helen Garner

This is Helen Garner’s first novel in 15 years, though it could as easily sit with her formidable body of essays and nonfiction such as Joe Cinque’s Consolation with its familiar personal and direct subject matter and style.

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Trip of a Lifetime
by Liz Byrski

When parliamentarian Heather Delaney is shot in the shoulder outside her office, her life will change forever. Struggling to return to work, she is haunted by questions about the shooting.

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Love Without Hope
by Rodney Hall

***Shortlisted for the 2008 Miles Franklin Award

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The Comfort of Figs
by Simon Cleary

The Comfort of Figs is the engrossing story of the birth of a city and the burden of a family secret. Its legacy is two monuments - one of nature and one of engineering - both of them unforgettable.

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